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Smabat ST-10 will be my next!
Smabat ST-10 will be my next!
I recently got the Massdrop HD58X which I'm absolutely loving. Without question the best $150 headphones I've reviewed, and absolutely the best value of any full-sized headphone I've tried.
But it got me thinking..if you can get this type of sound for just $150, how much do you really need to spend to get the same (or at least very similar) in a more portable package. So that prompted me to start looking towards earbuds and then work my way up the pricing ladder to see where I would hit that sweet-spot.
I'll be getting a couple and reviewing and comparing them with one another. So far I'm looking at getting these to get me started:
**** MX50
EMX500
Vido
Qian25
RY04
MS16
Monk+
Yincrow X6
Qian39
RY4s
K's 32
Qian69
K's 64
Moondrop Nameless
Yincrow RW-9
Any others that you guys can think of that would truly be worth checking out or perhaps ones that seem redundant on that initial list?
Thanks in advance.
Snow Lotus 1+I recently got the Massdrop HD58X which I'm absolutely loving. Without question the best $150 headphones I've reviewed, and absolutely the best value of any full-sized headphone I've tried.
But it got me thinking..if you can get this type of sound for just $150, how much do you really need to spend to get the same (or at least very similar) in a more portable package. So that prompted me to start looking towards earbuds and then work my way up the pricing ladder to see where I would hit that sweet-spot.
I'll be getting a couple and reviewing and comparing them with one another. So far I'm looking at getting these to get me started:
**** MX50
EMX500
Vido
Qian25
RY04
MS16
Monk+
Yincrow X6
Qian39
RY4s
K's 32
Qian69
K's 64
Moondrop Nameless
Yincrow RW-9
Any others that you guys can think of that would truly be worth checking out or perhaps ones that seem redundant on that initial list?
Thanks in advance.
make sure the RY4S you test is the UE version. It's a little tricky to find (you have to choose one of the two correct "color" options), but it is considerably better than the standard RY4S...
Vido and Yincrow x6 are the same driver. Recabled and rebranded. YouI recently got the Massdrop HD58X which I'm absolutely loving. Without question the best $150 headphones I've reviewed, and absolutely the best value of any full-sized headphone I've tried.
But it got me thinking..if you can get this type of sound for just $150, how much do you really need to spend to get the same (or at least very similar) in a more portable package. So that prompted me to start looking towards earbuds and then work my way up the pricing ladder to see where I would hit that sweet-spot.
I'll be getting a couple and reviewing and comparing them with one another. So far I'm looking at getting these to get me started:
**** MX50
EMX500
Vido
Qian25
RY04
MS16
Monk+
Yincrow X6
Qian39
RY4s
K's 32
Qian69
K's 64
Moondrop Nameless
Yincrow RW-9
Any others that you guys can think of that would truly be worth checking out or perhaps ones that seem redundant on that initial list?
Thanks in advance.
Vido and Yincrow x6 are the same driver. Recabled and rebranded. You
Probably don't need both.
I was able to find the UE version by hovering over the color choice. But what is UE?
make sure the RY4S you test is the UE version. It's a little tricky to find (you have to choose one of the two correct "color" options), but it is considerably better than the standard RY4S...
Snow Lotus 1+
WillSounds
If you want to spend a bit more:
K600, EBX, Ourart AGX, Smabat ST-10
Vido and Yincrow x6 are the same driver. Recabled and rebranded. You
Probably don't need both.
I was able to find the UE version by hovering over the color choice. But what is UE?
Honestly, I don't know. lol. I mean I think it relates to the cable. Personally, I'm not a cable guy. I just don't really buy the notion that different (non-defective) cables will affect SQ in a notable way. So, I suspect the UE version of the RY4S is actually tuned differently from the regular version - because it definitely sounds different. The standard RY4S has a sort of "all sliders maxed" quality - it sounds good, but as you increase the volume it gets pretty harsh. Not so the UE version...
i have the silver cable version and the blue one, they sound different, silver cable one is very neutral with a little bit of brightness, blue one is with boosted bass and uneven mids, the bass is very strange, it sound like is forced from DSP like in some Bluetooth speakers, i assume they added second harmonic distortions to give them more bassy warmer presentation, the silver cable sound very clean and a lot better thoughtThat is really interesting. I have only heard the UE version. My husband @HungryPanda has a red RY4S with the silver cable and likes it but neither of us has compared. Unfortunately he has to work this weekend so we cannot compare at the moment.
BTW, surely I am not the only one who has the RY04. Love the shell, love the cable and I personally appreciate buds that have a more balanced sound signature. My husband also liked it when he borrowed it. We obviously both have too many choices so nothing becomes a "daily driver."
i have the silver cable version and the blue one, they sound different, silver cable one is very neutral with a little bit of brightness, blue one is with boosted bass and uneven mids, the bass is very strange, it sound like is forced from DSP like in some Bluetooth speakers, i assume they added second harmonic distortions to give them more bassy warmer presentation, the silver cable sound very clean and a lot better thought